Just a few hours in on a new piece...and I have to say that having an injured back really hampers what you can do, for how long, and how actively you're putting things down. I've never had much restraint on my art other than space in the apartment to store it...and throwing out my back last Friday has really lessened the amount of time I can spend working on large-scale pieces....and maybe more noticeably, reduced the amount of movement and energy I have when working.
On one hand, it's been annoying that I can't just do whatever I want how I want...on the other hand, it's led to finding some smaller surfaces that are more manageable, creating some found object work, and really forced me to take breaks throughout the process, leading to more reflection on the pieces in-progress.
I'm not in any way arguing FOR throwing your back out...but when issues arise, it's always interesting to see how you manage to cope with hardship without losing the things that make you who you are...
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